Collapsible barrel.



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l. ELRWGE & W. W. GEHR.

coLLAPslLe man. I PPUCHON flllU NOV.1| |914. 1,169,022. Patent-ed Jun. 1S, NIU.

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1. n. Lomas L/g. w. SEHR. COLLAPSIBLE BARREL.

APPLICAYION FILED NOV. 7. 19N.

1,169,022. Patented Jan. 1s, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE.

JOSEPH D. ELDRIDGE AND WALTER W. GEI-IR. OF PHILADELPHA. PENNSYLVANIA COLLAPSIBLE BARREL.

Application led November '7, 1914.

To all whom. it may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOSEPH D. EL- ninooi: and ll'aLTi-m il'. Genn. citizens of the lnited States. residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of lenns \'lvania, have invented new and'useful Improvements in Collapsible Barrels, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in the construction of barrels, hogshcads, etc.

ln carrying out our invention it is our purposel to produce a barrel constructed 'of detachable sections which may be easily and quickly put together to form a complete barrel which shall be water and air tight and which sections may be alsoreadily removed and collapsed to produce a comparatively small package either for shipmentor storage.

It is also our purpose to provide a knock down barrel which shall embody thedesirable features of simplicity in construction, cheapness and thorough etiiciency.

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set fort-h in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawingszFigure 1 is a perspective view of a barrel constructed in accordance with the present in\'ention, Fifr. '2 is a vertical transverse sectional v1ew through the.

same, Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a similar section on the line el--l of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view ot' one of the heads looking toward the inner face thereof, Fig. G is a ierspective view of one ot' the sections of the barrel,.Fig. 'T is a detail enlarged sectional view approximately on the line T T of Fig. 1, and Fig. S is a detail enlarged horizontal section illustrating two of the members or sections separated and about to be connected.

'hile our improved collapsible barrel preferably constructed of metal, it is to be understood that the same may be formed of anv other .suitable or desirable material and also while. in the accompanying draw- Lncs...we have illustrated the barrel having body constructed of th'ree interlocking Asections. we are not lo be thus restricted in this partiradar. as any number of sections umv la eniployed with equal eiciency.

l'n d... drawings, the nunurtlqliI .designates Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

seriai No. 870,842.

the barrel proper and has its body formed of three curved sections 2, which, when connected, provide a body which is circulaiin cross sect-ion. Each ot the sections, adjacent one ot' its longitudinal edges isbentinwardly upon itself as indicated-by the numeral Il, and from thencel bent. outwardly, as indicated by the numeral l, providingr a sul stantially V-shaped groove or pocket 5,-and the niembcr il of which is spaced slightly but a suitable distance from the section proper.

The opposite longitudinal edge oll the .said section is bent inwardly at an angle, as indicated by the numeral T. and the said angular vportion has its end curved inwardly over the member T to provide a rspring inen'r her which contacts with the inner lacc of the. said section which t'orces the member T away from the section proper. thus pro\'id ing this end ot the section with a suitable V-shaped tongue i).

liach ot' the sections, opposite its pocket 5,-and at .suit-able .spaced intervals thereon has its outer face provided with bracket 'members 1U, the same preferably including spaced earsbet-ween which is pivoted, as at 11, a threaded bolt 1;. the .said bolt having arranged thereon a nut 13. and the inner tace ot' said nut is rounded or bulged outwardly. as indicated by the numeral 14. .llach ot' the bolts 1. is provided with a .stop member. preferably in the uaturtl of a cottcr pin l." which is adapted to prevent the nut lll -l'rom living :wcidontally removed from the bolt.

llach ot' the :ertions :l opposite its tongue fl provided upon its outer face with oppositely projecting lugs li', the same being preferably in the nature of slotted or bifurcated members to receive the bolt 1'2 when the latter is swung upon its pivot at't-er tht` tongue 'J has been inserted within the resilient pocket- 5. The outer face ot' each of the bifurcated lugs 1G is formed with a circular depression 1T against which the rounded inner t'aceV of the nut 14 is adapted to abut so that accidental outward swinging ot' the nut and bolt will be prevented.

In assembling the sections. a packing le. preferably of some cheap absorbent paper is arranged within the V-shaped pocket and is ot course contacted by the Vshaped tongue l), and this packing strip will aid in preventing liquid from escaping from .the liarreldarnd also prevent n'ioistnre entering the ba-rreli, Ordinarily the strip or packing 18 is n'ot necessary, as tliespring engage! merit between lthe tongue 9 and the pocket 5 is sullicient to render the barrel Water prooi: 'lhe sections ,2 'between .the central and outer connecting member (that is the bolt 'and nut and 'the bifurcated lugs which receive th'e nuts and bolts) have* arranged upon their outer faces cross sectioii'ally rounded hoopmembers 19, eachof which hai-ing one o f its ends Q0 reduced andY projecting beyond each of the sections upon which thc said member 19 is secured lthe projection 20 pro-` viding a ton'gue Iwliichis inserted within the open en'd of the adjacent hoop section 1f).

.One or more of the sections 2 is provided, preferably between its hoops l9 with a bond' in the nature ofla threaded' sleeve 21,. thc said sleeve having its inner face formed with an'annular flange 22 and may be provided with a packing or gasket of suitable conipressible material andy the said iiange is secured to the section' 2 by rivets or other suitable securing means. 'If he threaded bore oi the sleeve 21 is normally closed by a threaded plug 22. l

. The numerals 23 designate the heads for thebarrel. Each of these sections comprises a member having an annular lange'Q-l, the

said iiange adapted 'to snugly engage with the outer periphery of the barrel at the ends thereof, .and theinner faces ol:.each of the heads is provided with a gasket Q5 which is held in place by a. flat ring '2G that is secured to the said head. One or both of the heads is provided with a bung opening, the same being in the nature of a flanged sleeve '27, the liange of the sleeve may be provided with a suitable gasket and secured to the said head in any desired or preferred manner. The sleeve 27 may have its interior threaded and may be closed by a threaded plug '28. If desired, a wooden or compressible plug may be securedl in the sleeve. Y

The {iange of each of the heads at suitable spaced intervals have arranged upon their outer faces brackets Q9 to which are pivotally secured bolts 30. the said bolts being provided with nuts 31 which h ave inner conical or rounded faces 32, while a stop member, in the nature of a cotter pin 33, 1s

-passed through the bolt at the end thereof to retain the nut .upon the bolt. The'seetions 2, adjacent the opposite ends thereof 'are provided with bifurcated lugs 34, ,the inner faces of which being concaved. as at 35, and the bolts 30 are'adapted to be swung between the arms provided by 'thebifurcations of the lugs, while the rounded faces' of the nuts are adaptcdt-o be received within the concnved portions of the lugs 34.

From the above description. taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

the simplicity of the device as well as the advantages thereof will, it is' thought. he pei'- Vhaving one of its longitudinal edges bent inwardly and extended outwardly to provide a substantially V-shap'ed pocket` the opposite xlongitiulinal edge of eacli of thesections be ing bent inwardly at an angle and curved outwardly to contactwith the inner face of the said section to provide a substantially Vshape l tongue and a spring therefor, the said tongue of each of the sections being received within the pocket of the adjacent section. means for connecting the sections, said moans adapted to force the tongues firmly within the pockets. and heads removably co-mirctcil with the barrel.

z. a., barrel constructed of a plurality` of similar metal sections. each ot' said sections having one of its longitudinal edges formed with a V-sliapcd pocket, the walls of which being.;I resilient. the opposite longitudinal edn of each of the said sections being pro4A viflld with a V'shapcd tongue. the walls of wliiri arr rcsil'urnt`4 said tongue being further provided with a spring member which i'orces the saine from the'sections` and.the tongues of cach section adapted to befrecri\ ad within the pocket of the adjacent scction. means ,for removably connecting the sections, said'means adapted to compress the 10o tongues within the pocket.y and removable heads for the barrel.

3. A metallic barrel comliirising a pluralitv ot' .segmental sections, each ot' said sec tions harinar one of its ends bent inwardly los and extending'outwardly to provide a sub- ,stantiall'v .V-shaped groove whichextends and the said tongue and spring extendingthe entire longitudinal `length of thesectionand means arranged upon one of the -sec tions cro-acting with the adjacent section for forcing;r the spring tongue of one of the said sections into'frictional engagement with the pocket of the co-acting section. 4. A metallic barrel comprising a plurality ot' segmental sectionsaea'ch of said sections harina one of its ends' bent inwardly land extending.r outwardly to provide a substantially V-shaped groove which extends 12:' thi` entire length of the said Section. the opposite' end of cach of the sections being ben( angrnlarly to provide a V-shaped tongue, the inner end of which being curved inwardly of the V-shaped tongue to' provide a spring 13C BEST AVAILABLE com bet'ween the members the tongue be contacted by the adjustable element sind the said tongue and spri'n extending thereon.

the entire longitudinal l h o the section In testimony whereof wc ufx our signa' :md means for locking't e Sections, Said tures iXi-presence of two witnesses.

means including swinging members having JOSEPH D. ELDRIDl'lE. adpistnble elements arranged ad acent the w end of each of the sections and'gpaced lug WAL'I ER W' L LHR members adjacent the opposite end of each WltneSSSr ot' said sections sindv adapted to receive the ROBERT hmz-mn EARLEY,

l0 swinging member of the adjacent section to Hmmm SHAW. 

